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Ryan Alumni Facts
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Red
Ryan CYO Golf Tournament
On August 18, 1958, 40 golfers teed off in the first NH State
CYO golf tournament at the Derryfield
Country Club in Manchester. Now, in its 51st year, the
tournament continues to be one of the premier youth golf events
held annually in the state.
The event, first organized by then Diocesan CYO Director Rev.
Colin A. MacDonald, was originally open only to male golfers
registered with a Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), now attracts
both male and female participants from throughout New Hampshire,
with age and residency being the only requirements for participation.
The tournament was renamed the Red Ryan CYO golf tournament
in 1978, in honor of the late Francis “Red” Ryan. Ryan, the
former golf pro at the Derryfield Country Club, helped organize
the initial tournament along with Rev. MacDonald and fellow
committee members Babe Guay (Laconia Country Club Pro), Phil
Martignetti (Maplewood Golf Course Pro), and Chuck Duffley,
the Bishop Bradley High School golf coach. Ryan became a staple
figure for the tournament, and was well respected for his
contributions to youth golf in the City of Manchester.
Ryan was the first person to win the Manchester City golf
championship and the NH Amateur Championship in the same year,
accomplishing the feat in 1942. |
